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Cameron Bancroft: Age, Stats, Test Career and Current Teams

Cameron Bancroft is an Australian opening batter who has played 10 Tests, won multiple domestic titles with Western Australia and built long careers in the Sheffield Shield, Big Bash and English county cricket. Born in Perth on 19 November 1992, he was 33 on 2 September 2026. Bancroft scored 674 runs in the 2025–26 Sheffield Shield, captained Gloucestershire in the 2026 county season and remained contracted to Sydney Thunder through BBL|17.

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Right-handedRight-arm medium bowlerBorn 19 November 1992

Current squadSydney ThunderBig Bash League · Contracted through BBL|17; BBL|16 squad confirmed 26 August 2026

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Full nameCameron Timothy Bancroft

Age33As of 2 September 2026

Date of birth19 November 1992Attadale, Perth, Western Australia

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm medium

Career overview

Cameron Bancroft cricket career

Born 19 November 1992 in Perth; age 33 on 2 September 2026.

Right-handed opening batter who played 10 Tests and one T20I for Australia.

Scored 82 not out on Test debut during the 2017–18 Ashes.

Led the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield with 945 runs as Western Australia won the title.

Made the 2025–26 Shield team of the season after scoring 674 runs.

Current roles include Gloucestershire captain and Sydney Thunder batter.

Career story

Cameron Bancroft career and playing journey

Who is Cameron Bancroft?

Cameron Bancroft is a right-handed opening batter from Western Australia. He has represented Australia in Tests and T20 internationals, opened for Western Australia through several championship seasons, captained Gloucestershire and played for Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash.

His career contains both elite achievement and a major disciplinary failure. Bancroft reached Test cricket during the 2017–18 Ashes, served a nine-month Cricket Australia suspension after the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering incident, returned to the 2019 Ashes and then rebuilt a substantial domestic record.

Cameron Bancroft's age, full name and birthplace

Cameron Timothy Bancroft was born on 19 November 1992 in Attadale, Perth, Western Australia. He was 33 years old on 2 September 2026.

Cricket Australia's record lists him primarily as a batter and also notes wicketkeeping experience. The fixed identity details connect his Australia, Western Australia, Gloucestershire and Sydney Thunder records without treating each team stint as a separate player.

What type of batter is Cameron Bancroft?

Bancroft is an opening batter whose first-class method is built around leaving well, defending close to the body and occupying the crease. His highest-value innings often come through long concentration rather than immediate acceleration.

That method changes in white-ball cricket. Bancroft has developed sweeps, lofted shots and more aggressive powerplay scoring, but his strongest evidence remains red-ball volume. A patient Shield hundred and a Big Bash fifty are different assignments and should not be judged by the same strike-rate expectation.

Western Australia pathway and first-class debut

Bancroft represented Australia at Under-19 level, made his List A debut for Western Australia in 2011 and entered first-class cricket in the 2013–14 season. He soon became a regular opener as WA reached the Sheffield Shield final.

The early years established the core skill that sustained his career: batting for time against the new ball. A breakthrough 2014–15 Shield season included a maiden double-century and placed him in Australia A and national-selection conversations before his eventual Test debut.

The 2015 Chennai innings of 150 and 86

Bancroft strengthened his Test case on an Australia A tour of India in 2015, scoring 150 and 86 in a first-class match at Chennai. The innings demonstrated patience against spin and heat as well as conventional new-ball technique.

He was later named in Australia's Test squad for a tour of Bangladesh that was postponed for security reasons. Selection without a match does not count as an international appearance, but it shows that he was close to the Test side more than two years before receiving his cap.

A Test debut in the 2017–18 Ashes

Bancroft made his Test debut against England at the Gabba on 23 November 2017. After scoring five in the first innings, he made 82 not out in the second as Australia chased 170 without losing a wicket.

The unbeaten partnership with David Warner gave Australia a ten-wicket victory and a 1–0 series lead. Bancroft then played all five Tests as Australia won 4–0. His debut innings remains his highest Test score and the clearest individual success of that international chapter.

Cameron Bancroft's Test statistics

Bancroft played 10 Tests and scored 446 runs at an average of 26.23. He made three fifties, with a highest score of 82 not out, and took 16 catches.

The record consists of eight Tests from the 2017–18 season and two during the 2019 Ashes. It is a completed historical total as of September 2026, not a projection. Domestic runs cannot be added to it, and strong Shield form does not retrospectively change the 10-match international record.

What happened in Cape Town in 2018?

During the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town, television footage showed Bancroft using sandpaper on the ball and then trying to conceal it. Cricket Australia investigated the incident and suspended him from international and domestic cricket for nine months.

The incident was a serious breach and remains part of his career record. It should be described plainly, without euphemism or sensational detail. Bancroft admitted involvement, served the sanction and later returned to professional cricket; those later performances do not erase the conduct or extend the original punishment.

Return from suspension and the 2019 Ashes

Bancroft returned to competitive cricket after the suspension and earned selection for Australia's 2019 Ashes squad in England. He opened in the first two Tests before Marcus Harris replaced him.

He scored 44 runs across four innings in that series. Australia retained the Ashes, but Bancroft did not secure a continuing Test place. His international career therefore ended, to date, with ten Tests rather than becoming a smooth comeback story.

Why the Sheffield Shield became his main stage

After the 2019 Ashes, Bancroft returned to Western Australia and accumulated enough first-class runs to remain part of national-opening debates. His value came from repeated long innings in conditions where the new ball often decided matches.

Selection debates can obscure the cricket actually played. Whether or not Australia recalled him, Shield runs helped WA win matches and titles. The more useful measure is his season-by-season contribution, not an unsupported claim that selectors were right or wrong on any particular date.

The 945-run Sheffield Shield season

Bancroft led the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield with 945 runs at 59.06, including four centuries. He finished almost 300 runs ahead of the next batter as Western Australia won a second consecutive title.

He also hit the winning runs in the final against Victoria. WA later named him Sheffield Shield Player of the Year and awarded him the Laurie Sawle Medal. Those awards connect the aggregate to team impact rather than presenting 945 as an isolated personal number.

Five WA titles during a domestic three-peat

Cricket Australia records Bancroft as a member of five of Western Australia's six men's titles across the 2021–22 to 2023–24 three-peat period. The trophies came across the Sheffield Shield, domestic one-day competition and Big Bash through the Perth Scorchers.

He missed the 2023–24 Shield final after suffering concussion in a bicycle accident. That distinction matters: belonging to a successful squad does not mean appearing in every final, and a missed match should not be turned into an on-field contribution.

A strong 2025–26 Sheffield Shield return

Bancroft scored 674 runs in ten matches during the 2025–26 Sheffield Shield, averaging 33.70 with one hundred and five fifties. He finished third on the competition run list and received five votes in Cricket Australia's team-of-the-season selection.

The average was lower than in 2022–23, but run scoring across the competition was difficult. His 122 against South Australia began a sequence of three scores above fifty, and later contributions helped him finish only 50 runs behind leading scorer Peter Handscomb.

Western Australia's 2026–27 plans

Western Australia included Bancroft in its men's squad for 2026–27. The selection follows his 674-run Shield season and keeps him in the state's red-ball and one-day plans.

A squad place confirms a current contract, not selection in every match or a guaranteed opening partnership. WA's batting order also includes established and developing options, so each playing XI must be supported by the relevant scorecard rather than assumed from the preseason list.

Gloucestershire captaincy and county cricket

Bancroft became Gloucestershire's red-ball captain and continued to lead the county during the 2026 Championship season. The club's annual report says he averaged close to 50 in 2025 and would likely have passed 1,000 Championship runs with full availability.

County cricket has broadened his record beyond Australian conditions. English pitches, a longer schedule and captaincy create a different task from playing as an overseas specialist for a short block. Leadership also makes team results and tactical decisions part of his role, not just personal run totals.

Cameron Bancroft's 2026 county form

Cricket Australia's county reports record Bancroft contributing to Gloucestershire's first Championship win of 2026, scoring 40 and an unbeaten 19 against Derbyshire. By early August, his one-day campaign also contained scores of 89, 98 and 68.

Those results are snapshots from an ongoing English season, not final totals. The career table is dated 11 August 2026 so later county matches do not silently alter it. A complete season assessment should wait until Gloucestershire's scheduled competitions finish.

Cameron Bancroft's first-class statistics

The dated 11 August 2026 snapshot records 198 first-class matches, 12,881 runs and an average of 38.45. He had made 33 hundreds and 54 fifties, with a highest score of 228 not out.

First-class totals include Tests, Sheffield Shield and qualifying county matches, so they overlap with the separate Test row. Adding 446 Test runs to 12,881 would double-count those innings. The aggregate is most useful for measuring the scale of his long red-ball career.

Cameron Bancroft's List A record

The same dated snapshot records 4,168 runs from 123 List A matches at an average of 41.68. He had six hundreds, 27 fifties and a highest score of 176.

List A cricket includes domestic one-day competitions but not T20 matches. Bancroft's 2026 Gloucestershire one-day scores contributed to this format, while his Big Bash record belongs in a separate category with shorter innings and different tactical demands.

Perth Scorchers and the Big Bash

Bancroft played 68 matches for Perth Scorchers and scored 1,595 runs before moving to Sydney Thunder in 2023. At the time of the move, Thunder described him as the Scorchers' third-highest run-scorer and noted his role in the BBL|12 title.

His final Scorchers season produced 357 runs from 11 appearances at an average of 51 and a strike rate of 140. That campaign showed how a patient first-class opener could expand his scoring options without abandoning the judgement that supported his longer-form career.

The move to Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder signed Bancroft to a three-year deal in June 2023. The move paired an experienced opener with David Warner and gave Thunder a domestic top-order player who could also keep wicket if needed.

His BBL record through the current Cricket Australia player table stands at 2,031 runs from 89 matches, with 15 fifties and a highest score of 95. The row is a league total across teams; it should not be presented as 2,031 runs for Thunder alone.

The 2025 collision with Daniel Sams

Bancroft and Daniel Sams collided while attempting the same catch against Perth Scorchers on 3 January 2025. Both were concussed and taken to hospital; Bancroft also suffered a broken shoulder and nose, ending his BBL|14 campaign.

The incident was accidental and the medical response followed Cricket Australia's concussion rules. Bancroft had scored 105 runs at an average of 35 before the collision. Those figures explain the interruption without implying he chose to withdraw or attaching an unsupported recovery timetable.

Sydney Thunder contract through BBL|17

Thunder extended Bancroft's contract through the end of BBL|17 in January 2025. The club's 26 August 2026 update still listed him in the BBL|16 squad alongside Warner, Sam Konstas, Daniel Sams and other contracted players.

The contract supplies a clear current team link. It does not guarantee a particular batting position, match count or salary. Those details depend on selection, availability and team balance once the season begins.

Cameron Bancroft's records and achievements

Bancroft's strongest achievements include 82 not out on Test debut, 945 runs in the 2022–23 Shield, the Laurie Sawle Medal, multiple WA titles, 674 Shield runs in 2025–26 and more than 12,800 first-class runs by August 2026.

The list also reflects resilience after setbacks, but recovery should not be confused with absolution or a guaranteed national recall. His domestic record stands on its own: sustained opening runs, strong catching and contributions to championship teams over more than a decade.

Cameron Bancroft's salary and net worth

Sydney Thunder has confirmed the length of Bancroft's contract but has not published his individual salary. Gloucestershire and Western Australia also do not provide a complete public earnings record for him.

No audited source establishes Bancroft's current net worth. Team salary caps and general player-payment bands cannot be converted into an individual figure, while private assets and sponsorships are unknown. Speculative biography-site estimates are therefore not treated as fact.

Cameron Bancroft records

Cameron Bancroft career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Test career through August 201910matches

Batting

Innings: 18
Runs: 446
High score: 82*
Average: 26.23
Strike rate: 41.37
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: DNB
Average: DNB
Economy: DNB
Strike rate: DNB
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 16
5w / 10w: 0/0

T20I career through January 20161matches

Batting

Innings: 1
Runs: 0
High score: 0*
Average: N/A
Strike rate: 0.00
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: DNB
Average: DNB
Economy: DNB
Strike rate: DNB
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 1
5w / 10w: 0/0

First-class snapshot through 11 August 2026198matches

Batting

Runs: 12,881
High score: 228*
Average: 38.45
100s / 50s: 33/54

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 2
Best bowling: 1/10
Average: 38.50
Balls: 66
Catches / stumpings: 311/1 stumping
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A snapshot through 11 August 2026123matches

Batting

Runs: 4,168
High score: 176
Average: 41.68
100s / 50s: 6/27

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: DNB
Average: DNB
Economy: DNB
Strike rate: DNB
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 95/2 stumpings
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Big Bash career through BBL|1589matches

Batting

Innings: 81
Runs: 2,031
High score: 95
Average: 31.25
Strike rate: 121.62
Not outs: 16
100s / 50s: 0/15

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: DNB
Average: DNB
Economy: DNB
Strike rate: DNB
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 37/5 stumpings
5w / 10w: 0/0

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

T20I

Debut

Australia v India, Sydney, 31 January 2016

Last listed match

Only T20I appearance

Test

Debut

Australia v England, Brisbane, 23 November 2017

Last listed match

Australia v England, Lord's, 14–18 August 2019

Western Australia

Debut

List A in 2011; first-class in 2013

Last listed match

Contracted for 2026–27

Big Bash

Debut

Perth Scorchers, 2015

Last listed match

Sydney Thunder contract through BBL|17

County cricket

Debut

Gloucestershire, 2016

Last listed match

Gloucestershire captain in 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Scored 82 not out on Test debut in the 2017–18 Ashes.
Made 945 runs at 59.06 in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield.
Won the Laurie Sawle Medal and WA Shield Player of the Year award.
Contributed to five WA titles during the 2021–22 to 2023–24 three-peat period.
Scored 674 runs and made the 2025–26 Shield team of the season.
Passed 12,800 first-class runs by August 2026.
Captained Gloucestershire in the County Championship.
Contracted to Sydney Thunder through BBL|17.

Reader questions

Cameron Bancroft FAQ

How old is Cameron Bancroft?

He was born on 19 November 1992 and was 33 years old on 2 September 2026.

How many Tests did Cameron Bancroft play?

Bancroft played 10 Tests for Australia and scored 446 runs.

What is Cameron Bancroft's highest Test score?

His highest Test score is 82 not out, made on debut against England at Brisbane in 2017.

Why was Cameron Bancroft suspended?

Cricket Australia suspended him for nine months for his role in the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering incident.

How many Sheffield Shield runs did Bancroft score in 2022–23?

He led the competition with 945 runs at an average of 59.06.

How did Cameron Bancroft perform in the 2025–26 Shield?

He scored 674 runs in ten matches and finished third on the run list.

Which county does Cameron Bancroft captain?

He captains Gloucestershire in England's county competitions.

Which Big Bash team does Cameron Bancroft play for?

He plays for Sydney Thunder and is contracted through BBL|17.

What happened to Cameron Bancroft in BBL|14?

A collision with Daniel Sams caused concussion plus a broken shoulder and nose, ending his season.

What is Cameron Bancroft's net worth?

No audited public source reviewed for this article establishes a dependable current net-worth figure.

Conclusion

Cameron Bancroft's career cannot be reduced to either an unbeaten Test-debut 82 or the Cape Town incident. Both are essential parts of the record, followed by a 2019 Test return and years of domestic work that produced 945 Shield runs in one season, multiple WA titles and more than 12,800 first-class runs.

His current value is clear and specific. Western Australia retained him after a 674-run Shield season, Gloucestershire trusted him with captaincy, and Sydney Thunder secured him through BBL|17. He is not a current Australia Test player, but he remains an experienced opener with meaningful roles across three major domestic systems.